Statler Brothers - Flowers on the Wall

[TommygunNG]

Such a chipper rendition of a song about a man slowly losing his mind.

[SharonBaxter]

A person just had to be there then, 1968, My big brother is in Vietnam, My Mother lost both her parents, and don’t forget, President Kennedy had been murdered in 1963. I was a 10 year old farm kid, who came home from school everyday with my mom crying because my brother was in Vietnam. She would dry her eyes without saying a thing, then asked me how my day was, and we would start cooking supper so it would be ready for my Dad before he got home from his job.... That was my life as a little

[kystars]

How can anyone dislike this? amazing. This era and these singers were epic. There will never be anything like them again.

[rubywingo]

2004, we lost a dear friend in Iraq. He was an 18 year old Marine. After his death, his father absolutely lost his mind and fell apart. He just one day disappeared and they never found him. So sad.

[carrolwaite]

Harold and Don look SO much alike at this age. What a handsome, talented group.

[sarahdiaz]

I use to think what is my mama listening to? Now I'm older I can really appreciate it. RIP mama. This ones for you!

[l.salisbury]

0:48 - UPDATED LYRICS:
"Smokin' cigarettes and watching Doctor- Doctor Who
Now Don't tell me I've nothin' to do..."

[cak]

What a great song. I was born and raised in NYC where country music back in the 60s was as rare as hens’ teeth. The first country song I liked was “El Paso” by Marty Robbins and “Flowers On The Wall” was the second. I discovered a lot of great country music in 2000 and I’m still a fan now.

[Cabin]

For many years we watched the Grad Ol Opry followed by the Statler Bros show on TV. When their show ended I was truly depressed for a while. It felt like an era and part of our country culture had passed. I think it did.

[paulsharp]

That was great. I miss the old days of America.

[Johnny-xwmf]

Never be another group like the Statler Bros ❤❤❤Johnny From Alabama

[JamesThompson-zkht]

Wikipedia mentions this in their entry for this song:

Kurt Vonnegut quotes the song's complete lyrics in his 1981 book Palm Sunday, calling the song "yet another great contemporary poem by the Statler Brothers" and using it to describe "the present condition" of an American man who had recently departed his family. "It is not a poem of escape or rebirth. It is a poem about the end of a man's usefulness", he adds.

[doctrnic]

I find this song depressing, every time I hear it I can imagine sitting on a yellow and chrome cosco chair in a warm dimly lit 60s kitchen with the smell of cigarettes watching a low definition tv with rabbit ears feeling exhausted seeing the sun come up regretting not going to bed the night before.

[stacycardinal]

Love this old tune remind me of my dad

[MontroseGirl]

This song was out when I was a tot and I remember it very well.

[HoneysBabyBear]

Heaven recieved another great one!😥 Rest in Peace Harold Reid!

[tammyhonke]

Such an awesome song. This really takes you back in time.

[pamelazolotko]

I'm old I guess because I remember this song and can remember every single word. Lol

[pamelabuchanan]

This is the earliest video I have seen of The Statler Brothers. I love it and I love them until their final show.❤😊

[johnscott]

Back when it was excting enough to be a bit up tempo. Love it.